Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-12-19

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Helios deadly flight re-enacted

[01] Helios deadly flight re-enacted

An Olympic Airways Boeing 737 - 300, with the code number OA - 121, in commemoration of the 121 dead people, took off from Larnaca Airport, Cyprus, Monday morning and followed the same procedure as the Helios flight on August 14, 2005.

The aircraft flew on the same height as the Helios aircraft, and made two circles over the Greek island of Kea. On its deadly flight the Helios aircraft had made 19 circles over Kea.

Afterwards, accompanied by two F-16, like the Helios plane on August 14, it flew over Grammatikos, north of Athens, where the aircraft had crashed, and then it landed at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport of Athens.

F-16 pilots videotaped what they saw happening in the cockpit during the re-enactment flight.

On board were the members of the Greek Committee for the Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents, one member of the Cyprus Committee for the Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents, two Olympic Airways operators and the Greek Attorney who is responsible for the case.

The re-enactment will help both the Greek and Cypriot Committees for the Investigation of Air Accidents to gain useful facts as to the causes that led to the air crash. The final findings for the causes will be announced in February.

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